Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4
Volume 15
Number 1 March, 1974 Article 1
1-1-1974
Contents Contents
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
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2 S k e l e t o n w e e d — t h e 1974 N a r e m b e e n c a m p a i g n
H o w t h e A g r i c u l t u r e Protection Board and farmers combined t o fight t h e State's biggest o u t b r e a k of skeleton weed.
5 L i n s e e d — a f o r g o t t e n c r o p
W h y linseed p r o d u c t i o n has declined in W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a — and why it should be a c r o p w o r t h g r o w i n g here.
8 I n c o m e t a x f o r p r i m a r y p r o d u c e r s
Increased farm incomes and changes in income tax provisions could make March, 1975, a t i m e of reckoning f o r many farmers.
12 G r a i n m o i s t u r e p r o b l e m s on t h e south coast
Approaches t o the problem of high moisture content in cereal grain at harvesting t i m e on the south coast.
15 G r a i n m o i s t u r e and t h e w e a t h e r — W h a t can t h e r e c o r d s t e l l us?
Study of weather records may lead t o m o r e accurate p r e - dictions of safe harvesting periods t o help overcome grain moisture problems.
20 C o n s e r v a t i o n o f t h e N a t i o n a l E s t a t e
Summary of a submission made by scientists of the D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e t o the C o m m i t t e e of Inquiry i n t o the National Estate.
26 Research Round-up
Reproductive wastage among M e r i n o ewe flocks : I. C l o v e r areas ; 2. Non-clover areas—The effects of pasture type and lupin grain supplementation on ovulation rate of Merino ewes : I. Rate of supplementation ; 2. D u r a t i o n of supplementation.
Issued by d i r e c t i o n o f t h e Minister f o r A g r i c u l t u r e . Published q u a r t e r l y by the D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , Jarrah Road, South P e r t h , W e s t e r n Australia, 6151.
E d i t o r : E. H . Lawson D e s i g n : K. J. Mack
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C o v e r p i c t u r e s
C o v e r pictures on this issue capture some of t h e atmosphere of t h e campaign against skeleton weed in W e s t e r n Australia. The pictures opposite are an aid t o recognition of t h e weed. See article on page 2.
3 6 3 0, _1 WILLIAM C. BROWN, Government Printer, Western Australia 34056/12/73—BM
Journal of Agriculture Vol 15 No 1 1974
